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<center><h1>FreeType-2.4.10 API Reference</h1></center>

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System Interface
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<h2>Synopsis</h2>
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<tr><td></td><td><a href="#FT_Memory">FT_Memory</a></td><td></td><td><a href="#FT_MemoryRec">FT_MemoryRec</a></td><td></td><td><a href="#FT_Stream_CloseFunc">FT_Stream_CloseFunc</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td><a href="#FT_Alloc_Func">FT_Alloc_Func</a></td><td></td><td><a href="#FT_Stream">FT_Stream</a></td><td></td><td><a href="#FT_StreamRec">FT_StreamRec</a></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td><a href="#FT_Free_Func">FT_Free_Func</a></td><td></td><td><a href="#FT_StreamDesc">FT_StreamDesc</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
<tr><td></td><td><a href="#FT_Realloc_Func">FT_Realloc_Func</a></td><td></td><td><a href="#FT_Stream_IoFunc">FT_Stream_IoFunc</a></td><td></td><td></td></tr>
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<p>This section contains various definitions related to memory management and i/o access. You need to understand this information if you want to use a custom memory manager or you own i/o streams.</p>
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<h4><a name="FT_Memory">FT_Memory</a></h4>
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Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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  <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">struct</span> FT_MemoryRec_*  <b>FT_Memory</b>;

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<p>A handle to a given memory manager object, defined with an <a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_MemoryRec">FT_MemoryRec</a> structure.</p>
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<h4><a name="FT_Alloc_Func">FT_Alloc_Func</a></h4>
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Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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  <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">void</span>*
  (*<b>FT_Alloc_Func</b>)( <a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Memory">FT_Memory</a>  memory,
                    <span class="keyword">long</span>       size );

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<p>A function used to allocate &lsquo;size&rsquo; bytes from &lsquo;memory&rsquo;.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>memory</b></td><td>
<p>A handle to the source memory manager.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>size</b></td><td>
<p>The size in bytes to allocate.</p>
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<p>Address of new memory block. 0&nbsp;in case of failure.</p>
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<h4><a name="FT_Free_Func">FT_Free_Func</a></h4>
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Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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  <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">void</span>
  (*<b>FT_Free_Func</b>)( <a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Memory">FT_Memory</a>  memory,
                   <span class="keyword">void</span>*      block );

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<p>A function used to release a given block of memory.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>memory</b></td><td>
<p>A handle to the source memory manager.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>block</b></td><td>
<p>The address of the target memory block.</p>
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<h4><a name="FT_Realloc_Func">FT_Realloc_Func</a></h4>
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Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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  <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">void</span>*
  (*<b>FT_Realloc_Func</b>)( <a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Memory">FT_Memory</a>  memory,
                      <span class="keyword">long</span>       cur_size,
                      <span class="keyword">long</span>       new_size,
                      <span class="keyword">void</span>*      block );

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<p>A function used to re-allocate a given block of memory.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>memory</b></td><td>
<p>A handle to the source memory manager.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>cur_size</b></td><td>
<p>The block's current size in bytes.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>new_size</b></td><td>
<p>The block's requested new size.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>block</b></td><td>
<p>The block's current address.</p>
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<p>New block address. 0&nbsp;in case of memory shortage.</p>
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<p>In case of error, the old block must still be available.</p>
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<h4><a name="FT_MemoryRec">FT_MemoryRec</a></h4>
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Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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  <span class="keyword">struct</span>  FT_MemoryRec_
  {
    <span class="keyword">void</span>*            user;
    <a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Alloc_Func">FT_Alloc_Func</a>    alloc;
    <a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Free_Func">FT_Free_Func</a>     free;
    <a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Realloc_Func">FT_Realloc_Func</a>  realloc;
  };

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<p>A structure used to describe a given memory manager to FreeType&nbsp;2.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>user</b></td><td>
<p>A generic typeless pointer for user data.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>alloc</b></td><td>
<p>A pointer type to an allocation function.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>free</b></td><td>
<p>A pointer type to an memory freeing function.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>realloc</b></td><td>
<p>A pointer type to a reallocation function.</p>
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<h4><a name="FT_Stream">FT_Stream</a></h4>
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Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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  <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">struct</span> FT_StreamRec_*  <b>FT_Stream</b>;

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<p>A handle to an input stream.</p>
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<h4><a name="FT_StreamDesc">FT_StreamDesc</a></h4>
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Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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  <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">union</span>  FT_StreamDesc_
  {
    <span class="keyword">long</span>   value;
    <span class="keyword">void</span>*  pointer;

  } <b>FT_StreamDesc</b>;

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<p>A union type used to store either a long or a pointer. This is used to store a file descriptor or a &lsquo;FILE*&rsquo; in an input stream.</p>
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<h4><a name="FT_Stream_IoFunc">FT_Stream_IoFunc</a></h4>
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Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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  <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">long</span>
  (*<b>FT_Stream_IoFunc</b>)( <a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Stream">FT_Stream</a>       stream,
                       <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">long</span>   offset,
                       <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">char</span>*  buffer,
                       <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">long</span>   count );

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<p>A function used to seek and read data from a given input stream.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>stream</b></td><td>
<p>A handle to the source stream.</p>
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<p>The offset of read in stream (always from start).</p>
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<p>The address of the read buffer.</p>
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<p>The number of bytes to read from the stream.</p>
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<p>The number of bytes effectively read by the stream.</p>
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<p>This function might be called to perform a seek or skip operation with a &lsquo;count&rsquo; of&nbsp;0. A non-zero return value then indicates an error.</p>
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<h4><a name="FT_Stream_CloseFunc">FT_Stream_CloseFunc</a></h4>
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Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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  <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">void</span>
  (*<b>FT_Stream_CloseFunc</b>)( <a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Stream">FT_Stream</a>  stream );

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<p>A function used to close a given input stream.</p>
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<p>A handle to the target stream.</p>
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<h4><a name="FT_StreamRec">FT_StreamRec</a></h4>
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Defined in FT_SYSTEM_H (freetype/ftsystem.h).
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  <span class="keyword">typedef</span> <span class="keyword">struct</span>  FT_StreamRec_
  {
    <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">char</span>*       base;
    <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">long</span>        size;
    <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">long</span>        pos;

    <a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_StreamDesc">FT_StreamDesc</a>        descriptor;
    <a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_StreamDesc">FT_StreamDesc</a>        pathname;
    <a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Stream_IoFunc">FT_Stream_IoFunc</a>     read;
    <a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Stream_CloseFunc">FT_Stream_CloseFunc</a>  close;

    <a href="ft2-system_interface.html#FT_Memory">FT_Memory</a>            memory;
    <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">char</span>*       cursor;
    <span class="keyword">unsigned</span> <span class="keyword">char</span>*       limit;

  } <b>FT_StreamRec</b>;

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<p>A structure used to describe an input stream.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>base</b></td><td>
<p>For memory-based streams, this is the address of the first stream byte in memory. This field should always be set to NULL for disk-based streams.</p>
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<p>The stream size in bytes.</p>
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<p>The current position within the stream.</p>
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<p>This field is a union that can hold an integer or a pointer. It is used by stream implementations to store file descriptors or &lsquo;FILE*&rsquo; pointers.</p>
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<p>This field is completely ignored by FreeType. However, it is often useful during debugging to use it to store the stream's filename (where available).</p>
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<p>The stream's input function.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>close</b></td><td>
<p>The stream's close function.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>memory</b></td><td>
<p>The memory manager to use to preload frames. This is set internally by FreeType and shouldn't be touched by stream implementations.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>cursor</b></td><td>
<p>This field is set and used internally by FreeType when parsing frames.</p>
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<tr valign=top><td><b>limit</b></td><td>
<p>This field is set and used internally by FreeType when parsing frames.</p>
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